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Gerrie, Jack Scott
Gerrie, Jack Scott
Date of death:
December 29th, 1944 (England)
Nationality:
American
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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
Company G
,
3rd Battalion
,
11th Infantry Regiment
,
5th Infantry Division "Red Diamond"
,
U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1944
For action performed on 23 and 24 August 1944, near Fontainebleau/Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France region, France.
Posthumously awarded.
Headquarters, Third U.S. Army, General Orders No. 75 (1944).
Bronze Star Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
Company G
,
3rd Battalion
,
11th Infantry Regiment
,
5th Infantry Division "Red Diamond"
,
U.S. Army
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
Company G
,
3rd Battalion
,
11th Infantry Regiment
,
5th Infantry Division "Red Diamond"
,
U.S. Army
Sources
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"Clemens Lueck ‘23: Pen is Mightier than Sword", Ripon College Magazine, Winter 2007
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The Society of the Fifth Division
-
homeofheroes.com
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